, spending cuts fiscal cliffs. this is all very bad for confidence. the good news is both of those big head winds i think are behind us now. i think we'll see a more normal budget process in washington. we won't see shock out of washington and the banking real estate sector are in much better health. i think we're ready and we're already showing signs of healthy growth in the united states. >> on that optimistic note we'll leave it there. thank you, ethan harris from bank of america merril lynch. thank you. >>> the data showed the biggest drop in the u.s. oil drilling rigs in 24 years last week. today, domestic crude finished 43 cents a barrel lower, $48.36. benchmark brent crude closed lowest levels since april 2009 at $50 a barrel. >>> a major ruling that could mean construction on the keystone xl oil pipeline will resume soon. nebraska's supreme court overturned a lower court ruling blocking the proposed route of the controversial pipeline in the cornhusker state clearing to move forward. >> the house overwhelmi